Randal Malone, who appeared in numerous low-budget movies and played a ‘film star’ on the 1990s MTV dating game show Singled Out, has died at age 66.
The Kentucky native’s family announced that he died on Sunday at Valley Presbyterian Hospital in the Van Nuys area of Los Angeles after a lengthy battle with kidney disease, according to an article on Wednesday by The Hollywood Reporter.
Malone since 2004 was president of the Southern California Motion Picture Council, a non-profit organization founded in 1936 to promote excellence in Hollywood.
He portrayed Gaylord in the 1996 R-rated thriller Sunset After Dark alongside former child star Margaret O’Brien and silent-film actress Anita Page.
While signing autographs to promote the film, Malone was spotted by producer Keven Undergaro and eventually hired for Singled Out, which featured Chris Hardwick, Jenny McCarthy and Carmen Electra.
Randal Malone, who appeared in numerous low-budget movies and played a ‘film star’ on the 1990s MTV dating game show Singled Out, has died at age 66 (shown in May 2010 )
Malone played several characters during the show’s three seasons, including ‘Film Star Randal Malone,’ which was a male version of Norma Desmond from Sunset Boulevard.
He hosted segments for the Game Show Network after Singled Out was canceled in 1998.
Malone was born in Owensboro, Kentucky, on May 29, 1958, and became interested in show business after his car racer father introduced him to El Paso singer Marty Robbins and country legend Patsy Cline along with other performers visiting a racetrack.
He moved to Los Angeles after earning a bachelor’s degree in theater from Murray State University and was honored as the ‘Most Promising Actor in Hollywood’ by the Southern California Motion Picture Council.
Malone appeared in dozens of films, with many of them going straight to video upon release.
His credits include: The Triggerman (1997), Vampire Femmes (1999), Hollywood Mortuary (2000), The Crawling Brain (2002), Charlie’s Death Wish (2005), Creepies 2 (2006), Psychon Invaders (2006), Dahmver vs Gacy (2010), Frankenstein Rising (2010), The Amazing Bulk (2012) and Rat Scratch Fever (2011).
He played serial killer John Wayne Gacy in the comedy horror film Dahmer vs Gacy.
The film directed by Ford Austin with a story and screenplay by Chris Watson won the Audience Award at the 2010 Bare Bones International Film Festival.
The film is about a secret government lab trying to create the ultimate killer by using the DNA of infamous serious killers.
Malone, shown in 2013 in Hollywood, since 2004 was president of the Southern California Motion Picture Council, a non-profit organization founded in 1936 to promote excellence in Hollywood
Margaret O’Brien and Malone are shown in June 2015 in the Westwood area of Los Angeles
Malone is shown in a scene from The Amazing Bulk
He played serial killer John Wayne Gacy in the 2010 comedy horror film Dahmer vs Gacy
Malone developed close friendships with many stars from Hollywood’s Golden Age, including O’Brien, Page, Rose Marie and Jerry Maren.
Page had a cameo in the horror film Frankenstein Rising that also featured Malone. Her death in 2008 at age 98 was confirmed by her longtime friend Malone.
Malone is survived by his mother Shirley, brothers Donald and James, sister Allison, and his longtime partner Michael Schwibs.
A memorial service for Malone is being planned.
